Question: Where are the Jacksonville police officers when you really need them?

Answer: Nowhere to be found.

Case in point: Today during the early morning traffic on N.C. 24 entering the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base’s main gate, an irresponsible motorist decided that he should not have to wait in the long traffic lines and, at the last minute, decided to slam on his brakes in an attempt to enter one of the two right lanes entering Camp Lejeune, almost causing a certain fatality for a female driver. The motorist brought his car to a quick halt, which caused the second driver to evade a possible accident, thereby putting her into the direct path of a tractor-trailer big rig. The alert and responsible truck driver avoided the collision by redirecting his big rig through the median until it was safe to re-enter the highway.

Jacksonville Police need to patrol this area Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and start issuing citations to these drivers who feel that they should not have to wait their turn and instead opt to place other drivers in harm’s way.

It’s past time to wake up the Jacksonville Police Department and keep our highways safe.